Table 1.

Core requirements for breast centers

Organizational aspects of the breast center Network of the breast center Conferences and treatment planning Cooperation with ambulatory care physicians Advocacy and self-help groups Psycho-social and -oncological care Patient involvement Clinical study management Nursing Radiology (diagnostic imaging) Nuclear medicine Senology (outpatient clinics, breast surgery, breast reconstruction) Radiation therapy Pathology Medical oncological treatment Supportive and palliative care Tumor documentation/outcome Quality measures